Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nava'i

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nava'i
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The pen-name of Nizam al-Din Alisher Harawi (1441–1501), a Timurid poet.

Etymology

From Classical Persian نَوَائِی (nawā'ī, literally “melodious”), from نَوَا (nawā, “melody”) + ـئِی (-'ī, suffix forming adjectives).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: نَوَائِی

Inflected Forms

Navai (alternative) Nawai (alternative) Nawa'i (alternative) Navoiy (alternative)

Questions

What does nava'i mean?
The pen-name of Nizam al-Din Alisher Harawi (1441–1501), a Timurid poet.
Where does nava'i come from?
From Classical Persian نَوَائِی (nawā'ī, literally “melodious”), from نَوَا (nawā, “melody”) + ـئِی (-'ī, suffix forming adjectives).

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